Invited Speakers
Sharing cutting-edge advances, perspectives, and future directions in bioeconomy strategies, biomass valorisation, and bio-based materials
Prof. Dr. Laurie BARTHE
Co-leader of the LGC’s biorefinery axis
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC) – UMR 5503 CNRS/Toulouse INP/Toulouse University, France
Topic:
Physical treatment processes for biomass valorization: exploring ultrasound and stirred bead milling
Prof. Dr. Philippe BEHRA
Professor
Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA) – UMR 1010 INRAE/Toulouse INP, France
Topic:
Fate of pollutants in ground waters: how long does it take to recover by natural or anthropogenic processes?
Dr. Pauline BLYWEERT
Chair holder of “CRAMPON: Radiation chemistry applied to monomers and polymers of natural origin”
Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR) – UMR 7312 CNRS/Reims Champagne-Ardenne University – URCA, France
Topic:
From chios mastic gum to functional materials: a green route to cis-1,4-poly-β-myrcene
Prof. Dr. Séverine CAMY
Head of Chemical Engineering Dpt at Toulouse INP-ENSIACET
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC) – UMR 5503 CNRS/Toulouse INP/Toulouse University, France
Topic:
Supercritical CO2 extraction: yield and antifungal activity of Ecuadorian plant extracts, and process energy considerations
Prof. Dr. Patrick COGNET
Head of STPI Department
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC) – UMR 5503 CNRS/Toulouse INP/Toulouse University, France
Topic:
Furfural production from raw biomass using formic acid as a solvent and catalyst: towards a green process
Dr. Philippe EVON
Research Engineer, Head of LCA’s pilot plant (AGROMAT)
Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA) – UMR 1010 INRAE/Toulouse INP, France
Topic:
Twin-screw extrusion applied to biomass: green extraction of biomolecules, formulation of bio-based materials, and energy production
Prof. Dr. Eric van HULLEBUSCH
IPGP Deputy director for international and industrial collaborations; Chair holder of Biometallurgy for critical metals recovery
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) – Université Paris Cité (UPC), France
Topic:
Biochar for a circular future: remediation, resource recovery, and renewable energy
Dr. Pierre-Benoit JOLY
INRAE Senior Researcher, President, INRAE Occitanie-Toulouse Centre
LISIS Université Gustave Eiffel, CNRS, INRAE, Paris, France
Topic:
From promises to impact: challenges of bioeconomy research
Dr. Maarten KOOTSTRA
Project Leader “Biorefinery & Sustainable Processing”
Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
Topic:
Integrated biomass valorisation pathways for protein production and renewable fuels
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maxime ROBIN
Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France
Topic:
From agricultural waste to cosmetic gold: unlocking Southeast Asia’s bioactive resources through upcycling
Dr. Hélène ROUX-DE BALMANN
Co-leader of the LGC’s biorefinery axis
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC) – UMR 5503 CNRS/Toulouse INP/Toulouse University, France
Topic:
Membrane processes for biomass valorization in a biorefinery approach
Prof. Dr. Stéphanie SAYEN
Head of the Research Axis “Environmental Chemistry”
Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR) – UMR 7312 CNRS/Reims Champagne-Ardenne University (URCA), France
Topic:
Contaminant behaviour in soils and impact of organic waste application
Prof. Dr. Yun Hin TAUFIQ-YAP
Head, Catalysis Science and Technology Research Centre
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Topic:
Integrated biomass valorisation pathways: from regional resources to high-value product
Prof. Dr. Sophie THIEBAUD-ROUX
Director – Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA) – UMR 1010
INRAE / Toulouse INP, France
Topic:
Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA): scientific partnership in biomass transformation and valorisation and joint organisation of AP-CBioVa
































